Earthquake details

Monday, March 2, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 2, 1998 at 03:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 76.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.086 and latitude 27.931.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.8 km
Coordinates	27.931, 130.086
UTC time	1998-03-02 03:38:32.110

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-03-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	76.4 km
Naze	76.5 km
Nago	254.3 km
Uruma	280.4 km
Gushikawa	280.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	282.2 km
Yomitan	287.6 km
Okinawa	287.7 km
Ginowan	295.9 km
Nishihara	297.9 km
Urasoe	298.6 km
Kanegusuku	303.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

11.5 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

76.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

94.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

157.9 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

160.1 km

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